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Madill Secondary School in Wingharn. The group, consisting of Don Gibson, Ron Faulkner,, Paul Krauter
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31 Convenient Locations to buy
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• Triple AAA Restaurant, Gorrie
• Bluevale Post Office
• SuperX Drugs
• Beck's, Belgrave
• McEwen, Belgrave
• Mac's Milk
• SunRise Dairy
• Wingham & District Hospital
• Wingham Fruit Market
• Triangle Discount
• Harris Stationery.
• Knechtel's Food Market
• Vance's Pharmacy
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• Fordwich General Store
• Field's Country Store, Fordwich.
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• Brussels Variety-
• Riverview Restaurant
• • Circle Square
• Zehrs
• Diesel Car Diner
• Vic's Place, Wingham
• Scrimgeour's, Blyth
• Hart's K Foods, Teeswater
• Mehan's, Teeswater
• Super Scoop, Lucknow
• Holyrood General Store
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0'Hs t tx . specif c activities
Canadian government is
dertakg concerning AlDli
take more pace than this colum.
allowed. however, the follow
overview of activities will at lea
part answer your question.
/A-1982, the Laboratory Centre.
Disease Control at ;Health
Welfare
Welfare Canada began. a series
activities in response to AIDS.
the disease, the :issues and=
concerns grew, so did the activi
and the amount of funds contribu
the AIDS programs.
In 1986, Ore Canadian governm $39 million to bespent Peri
at
AIDS fight, over a five-year per
at ails rti;oney, $26-.5 million
current ..being spent on reseal
Programs and laboratory tes
facilities. The balance is being used
for community support progra
and public' and profession
education programs.
July 1987, the Federal C
would mternatiou�y
lnumn is I would suggest yn
wing Alastair Clayton, Dirk
leas
teen
m Laboratory Centre:
Control > c -o Fedora
' AID,S, Health: Prof e
and Health and Welfare.
Elgin`of Streeet, Second FIoor i a
As : Ontario K . 'm Ore
the Clayton .or: office; will :be ble 'to
ties provide you with current updates of
ted the progress being made in Canada.
Is it true that;, professional boxers
nment in the -United States ::must undergo
the AIDS testing before they are allowed
od. to fight in the ring? N.A., Win -
is rupeg, Man.
rch Not to my knowledgee..I did read
sting recently that the Nevada _ Athletic:
Commission voted unanimously to
ms >req ire mandatory annual AIDS
al tests for fighters. However, Nevada
is -apparently the met and only state
a
entre to require'sttch tests, . .:
The centre is a part of the Heal
for AIDS was established bn Otta, .
th someone • ould contract ,,,ams
wa. .Is there, any passibility that
nd through .human feces or Mini?'
R.R., •Guelph, Ont.
for
Y -es; themers , h vex; siig
possibility. Urine is a body fluid and
traces of the AIDS ,virus have been
y found' in the urine and feces( blood)
Inof some `AIDS patients. This . very.
slight risk, however, is one that
in- would really only be appreciated by
t • HCWs (Health Care Workers) and
'S hose who might be caring for an
al AIDS patient. In most cases, these
people have been well trained 'in
h exercising the proper precautionary
7 measures. -
o Your letter specifically mentions
n your concerns about changing
in diapers. Unless- you work in a
1 pediatric ward of a hospital — in
which case you would be
y knowledgeable about proper
hygienic procedures in caring . for
1 children — you have nothing to be
concerned about.
r The majority of children who have {
AIDS or are AIDS virus carriers
acquired the disease from their
infected mothers before birth. Some
children . contracted AIDS from the
transfusion of infected blood or
blood products before blood
donations were carefully screened.
Pediatric AIDS, however, remains
rare in Canada. As of Feb. 22, 1988,
there have been 26 cases of children
(under 15 years of age) diagnosed
with AIDS in Canada, of whom 19
have died. In the United States as of
Feb. 18, 1988, there have been 839
recorded cases of children with
AIDS (under 13 years of age).
My son recently required a blood
transfusion when he was
vacationing in Europe. How can I be
sure the blood he received did not
have the AIDS virus? –a. W.C.,
Vancouver, B.C.
The likelihood of your son
receiving blood that was con-
taminated with the AIDS virus is
very remote. However, you should
know that blood donations are only
screened against the AIDS virus in
North America, Australia, Western
Europe and Japan. If it would. ease
your mind, you might consider
having his blood tested. I suggest
you consult with your doctor.
Editor's note: James Greig is a
member of the Canadian Public
Health Association and author of the
book "AIDS: What Every
Responsible Canadian Should.
Know". If you have a question about
AIDS, write to AIDS Awareness, 10
Tempo. , Avenue, INiliowdatle,
Ontario, M2H 2N8.
t'rotection Branch of Health~ a
Welfare Cattail& •ripe•
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